Fire-hydrant.



G. A. OWEN & G.- A. BATES.

PIRE HYDRANT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.21, 190s.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

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GEORGE ALFRED OWEN AND GEORGE ALBERT BATES, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

FIRE-HYDRANT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led. August 21, 1908. Serial No. 449,608.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE ALFRED OWEN and GEORGE ALBERT BATES, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Hydrants, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. This invention relates to lire hydrants, and it has for one of its objects the combination with a hydrant of a receptacle or box adapted toreceive a certain length of hose line which is permanently attached with one of its ends to one of the hydrant plugs, while its other end is provided with a nozzle, the hose being hung on pegs so as to be readily removed.

Our invention has, furthermore, for its object the provision of a box of the character described which is normally closed by a door adapted to be readily opened in case of emergency and preferably without requiring a key, the opening movement of the door causing a cautionary alarm signal to be given at one or more of the fire department houses, the crews of which would respond to a regular alarm given at that point.

Our invention has, furthermore, for its object the combination, with a re hydrant, of a fire alarm box whereby a regular alarm may be rung-in if the fire should be of such magnitude as to require the services of the department.

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the means for their attainment be pointed out in the claims.

The invention has been clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters denote similar parts, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a hydrant equipped with our invention; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, the door being open; Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2, and illustrate a modification thereof.

In the drawings, H denotes a hydrant which may be of any desired and well known construction, and may have one or more plugs 10, and a valve rod 11, wherebywater will be admitted to all of the plugs, each of which has preferably its own valve as indicated by 12 in Fig. 2. Secured to the hydrant H is a casing or box having at one of its walls a series of egs 13 on which a line of fire hose 14 may e hung so as to be readily .pulled therefrom without danger of snarling. One end of this hose line is attached to one of the plugs 10, and its other end 1s provided with a nozzle 15, so that water may be thrown upon a fire within reach of the hose, without any loss of time, a circumstance which is often of great importance because the first few minutes in checking a fire are the most critical ones in nreventlng large conflagrations.

In lts preferred form, the valve rod 11 is operable by a hand wheel 16 inclosed within a chamber or pocket 17 of the casing B so as to prevent its being tampered with when the box is closed. V

In order to allow proper ventilation of the hose box and to prevent sweating, we provide a series of vent-apertures 18 which are guarded by a hood 19 to prevent rain from entering the box.

As above stated, the opening movement of the door is arranged to sound a cautionary signal or alarm so as to give notice to respending fire department sections of the fact that a hydrant box within their districts has been opened. This notice will naturally afford to the firemen an opportunity of making ready for immediate response when the regular alarm is subsequently1 runo' in. provided necessity for such action shoulld arise.

In the present instance the door 20 is hinged at one side of the casing B, and carries atits free side a contact point 21 insulated froni the door 2() and coperative with a contact 22 attached to and insulated from the casing B, either to close or to open an electric clrcuit which includes a source of energy 23 and an alarm gong 24. the conductors being `-grounded as diagrammatically indicated in Fig. 2.

The preferred form of gong is what is generally known as a sin yle-stroke device in a normally-closed circuit, although the normally-open circuit system may be as readilyv employed as the former.

Secured to the rear of the box B is a regu lar fire-alarm box F which may be of any desired construction, and is thus placed for convenience. so that if required a regular alarm may be rung-in to call the proper companies of the lire department to that locality.

In Figs. 3 and 4 we have shown a modification of the hydrant-operating mechanism which here comprises a crank c kept within the box B and adapted to rotate the hydrant valve-rod through gears 30 or other similar Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

mechanism, through outside application instead of the protected hand Wheel 16 above mentioned.

We claim 5 1. The combination with a hydrant, a hose receptacle secured thereto provided with a door for closing said receptacle and a hose connected with the hydrant stored Within and removable from said casing, of an electric circuit including an alarm si al, means carried by said door for automatlcally actuating said signal during the opening movement of the door, and an additional and in-v dependent fire alarm actuating means in a closure therefor mounted on the hydrant supported casing.

2. The combination with a hydrant having a hose connection plu and having a valve operating rod provi ed with a hand wheel adiacent the top of the hydrant, of a box or casing supported in proximity to the hydrant andvwithin which said connectionfor opening and closing the casing, and a hose, having by one end, normally a connection with the said plug of the hydrant, having a nozzle at its other end, and adapted by intermediate looped portions thereof to be suspended within the casin on said pegs.

Signed by us at Hartfor Conn., in presence of two subscribin Witnesses.

' GEORGE FRED OWEN. GEORGE ALBERT BATES. Witnesses:

WM. S. BELLoWs, W. G. CoMs'rocx. 

